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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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SPRINGFIELD'S ROSE INDUSTRY. 



I A s>ii..|.-i~ ..(■ ;i |.:ii'i-i- l.y (.imul'c 1'. I.rcdic. 

 I't' Spi iiiL:li<-lil. <»., ii'U'l l.c'lnr,- till. .\iiicii(:ni 

 ];i.-:.- S.Micly 111 liiifl'.-ilo M.-iirli IS, r.Pii'.i.l 



III S[ii-iiij;li('|(l ;iiii| its siiluirlis, tlio fin- 

 lUi.'ll (In]! cif slii;ill Id-c |il:illls rniisi.lcr- 

 aliiy ('\i-(T(|> IJHiii.iMiii. ;!ii(l ill :i scascui 

 fit' ]iiic'|-;il |il;inl iliji' Jiiiil t';i\(il;ilil(' cuii- 

 ditioiis lor ]pr()|ia;^;it iii<^. the ayyri'^ate 

 ^\(llll(l jiinliahly a|i|)n(xi!iiatc .l.iKKi.iMii i. 

 finite a lar;^!' |irrcTiita;.M' nt' this lUiMliict 

 is (■(ili:-iiiin'(| ]iy iIk ((iiici Ills issiiiny mail 

 (irilcr caiald^iii's wiiidi ^n In llic iicuiit's 

 Ot tlir |)('i>|ilr, tlic vciiiai ihlcr fioiiiL; t(i 

 jkirists ami iiiiisciviiirii tHr llic \ari(ms 

 ]iui|i(i-rs dt' rrtailiiiji as jint |ilaiils, lii'in-h 

 illy t'nr i-ut MiMiiiis. licijiliiiL; for diiia- 

 mriital |iiii|iiisr': aihl l:iiii|sca|ic ^^anlcii 

 ilili. ami I'll!' liniiiL: hiiI in the iiiii'Sfry 

 ln\\ li> Inc. line liclij -;^ n i\\ li lui-lirs. 



Propagation. 



Til ac.-niii)ilisli this iTsiilt {(Ml. 11(1(1 ur 

 imiiT \iiiiiiy plants ti'nin 1 ' ._, jncli to !''._. 

 inch pills ail' plantfl mi llir lirm-lii's in 

 riiws (i\i' til -i\ im-lirs apart ilmiiiii tlir 

 iH'riiiil t'liiin .laniiaiy in April, ilrpcmli n;; 

 llpiill tlir aliilily 111' till' sairs ilcjia it ilirlil 

 111 iiiaki' iiiiiiii li\ early slii|iim'nls nf stm-k. 

 i'li'lty lii;;li tnii pri al iiri's al^ limn iiiaiii- 

 lailinl. till' siilisliim' liriiiy largely iji'- 

 |i('iii|i'i| iipiiii t'nr ilaytiiiir liral, ami t'rnin 

 p('rlia|is May tn Aiiynsi. ihc wnncj iv i-iil 



as it lia|i|ii'lis tn rnllli' illtii ill--l Illi' Jirnpir 

 stair nt' ripl'lH'SS, arrnlililli; In llic jml^- 

 llli'lil 111' llir ;;rnVM'|- in rliaiyr. tlir lllllll 

 lirr nt ■~iiri-r'-'~i\ ,. yrnwtli^ ;iml I'litv \ary 



illjf t'liim nllr tn llllrr am i |i I i || y' In tlir 



\arirly, sra'^nii ami ilrmami tHr rai-li 

 li.i 1 1 iriilar snil. ( )i-i-asiiina lly. a hclalni 

 Int 111' stni-k plants rnnains nii tlir 



lirm-lir-- ami pi'i ipaL:a t inn in tl |ipn<ili' 



sra'-nii I-- irsiirtnl In. Iiiii iliiv iv ,,nly an 

 I iiirrL;rni'> inrasiirr. tllr plrtrrmrr llrilin 

 In aiMirlr rlii>-rl\ tn Slllnillrr p In pa na t i 1 1 1 ; . 

 Tlir Wilnil i'- niailr lip illln l-|||til|r-i 

 111 I'inin nllr In >iN r\rs. acmrililiy til 



xalirlN. iaril\. mmlilinn, alnimla m-r. 'Ir- 

 iiianil. M'a'-nii ami \aiinii- nllirr nii\,.|-n 

 inu' ii ii-inn-ta ih-rs. ii-.iially in llir siiinnirr 



lllnlllll'^, lllll nrl-a'^inlialiv till' Wnrk i-- pin 

 Inlinril Illln tlir I'ail. Tlir rnnlinn iv ,■!,•- 



rnni|ili-lii i| ill linllinU ami ri'i|iiiri's frnin 



1 \\ n tn vix ii|- nilllr Wri'k-. arcnrililir tn 



\arii'iy ami wratlirr mii. lit inns, tlir prr 



crlltayr III Ihr vtilkr i ir pr m I i lly laiyrly 

 llpnll till' skill ami r\prlirm-r lit' till' 



yi'iivvrr ami liis aliilily tn innstcr ail 

 M'isr wratlirr ami nthrr rninlit inns ; hilt 

 sntiir |irrcfll1ayr nl' liiSS is i lli'\ i la I ilc nil 



(Irr tlir iiiiist fa \ ni'al ilr riii-iiinst a iicrs. 

 In the Pots. 



I'nltiny iti tlir riintnl i-llttinrs is llir 

 Ili'Xl '-trp. tllrsr yiiilin illln ] I ._, ini'll IIP 



L! illrll ]iiits. tllrll srI ijnwil nil tlir lirlirlirs. 

 walrlrij ami rarrt'lllly sliailnl I'nr Snllir 

 ikays. until strniiy rinuiyii In rinllirr tlir 

 ilirri-t lays nt' tlir sun. DiiriiiL; tlir an 

 tmiiii siinsliinr. siilistant ia I rnnisami tup-- 

 air niailr, until tlir mil riiiirnt in t lj.r put- 

 fill nf snil is prai-t ii-a lly cxli.uw-fvlril ; tlini 

 a sliift is iiiailr In a l! im-li nr Ll ' -j iiirli 

 pill, as till' i-asr may lir. ami niTasiniia lly 



In a '■'> illi'll |int, liy sprcial nnliT. 



I>niil|r- the winter, the rnsr liniisrs air 

 inn at a ijiiitr Inw temperature. a|i 

 prnarllinr- llir f rrrziiiii' |iiiiiil fill' sninr 

 siirls. ami in fad sniiie of llic lianlirr 

 suits are allnweil in sustain a yennine 

 free/.r nri-asiniia I ly. I'.y this nirthnil the 

 plants are yi\t'ii a rest iliiriiiy the win 



in haniKiiiy with and not i-oiitrary to na- 

 ture herself, anil iiiiture is proverhially 

 kiml to ill! who oliey her laws. 



Own Roots Used Exclusively. 



The own runt melhoil is likewise he- 

 lii'M'd In lie ill line with nature, lieing 

 t'lillnweil e.\i-llisi\ ely here, and is found 

 in the lour- inn, ;iiid with the t'ar yreiiter 

 ina|iiiity of final piiridiaseis, to |iriiducu 

 the must sat isf.'ictory results for all con- 

 reriii'd. I'"nr a retail i-ataloyue mail order 

 eoiii-ern, the ]iel'|ile.\it ies wliitdl umihl 

 arise finm I he sendiiir nut of yriifted or 

 liudded rose plants liy the millions to 

 ainatrurs all oNcr the earth wniild lie sueh 

 ;is In make I lie life of the rorrespiimleiit 

 a liiirden. .\s to the romparalive aiUan- 

 tayes of rr.'it'teil stork for eertain rut 

 tlnwer suits. 1 wniild not lie ({ualilied to 

 speak. While i|nii-ker results may lie ob- 

 laiiied. llie iiliservalioii of the most ox- 

 |ierieiired meinliers of the S])rinyfield 

 {•'lorists" (lull through many years leads 

 them to idaini with coiitidem-e that in 

 the lone run, all tliines considered, the 

 own-root rnsr plant will outstrip its 

 ei-;ifted cnmpetitor in the ]ii'oihict ion of 

 cut tloweis. and is superior for all other 

 |iiir|ioses. They aryiie that heiny ''on 

 its own lens,"' it must necessarily run 

 loiirer and faster than when tanipiered 

 with liy any artitici.al proci^ss. 



Ill this particular market, the summer 



George D. Leedle. 



ter ^.rasnii. and air iiriinittrd In lakr a 

 fri'sh siarl at thr ;ipprnai-li nf spriiin. 



Ilrrrin. as lirld liy tlir loseerowiliy 

 fraternity in this parliriilar locality, lirs 

 the \alui' of the summer yrowii, winter- 

 rested idea, namely, that summer is the 

 natural setison for till thiiiiis to yrow and 

 winter is the nalnral season t'oi' all 

 nriiwiiiu- tilings tn rest. ( 'iiiise(|iient ly, liy 

 fiillowiiir this iiii'tlind, we ;ire workiiin- 



piopayatinii idea has alsn the aihantage 

 of liiinyiiir the cro|is into shi|ipiiiy size, 

 stieiieth and ciiiidilinn at just the right 

 times for sn|iplyine- the \ariiius deiiiandg. 

 IJeyinning in .lamiaiv, rose plants are 

 w.'inted for sending by mail iuid express 

 to the southern states for etirly planting, 

 ami this deiiijiiid works grtidually nortli- 

 w;ird to northernmost <'anailii ; .about Feb- 

 ruary the retail thnists beein to secure a 



